Hold Back the Dawn backgrop image
Hold Back the Dawn poster

Hold Back the Dawn

1941 • 1h56m Drama, Romance

Rating

6.7/10

Popularity

1

Romanian-French gigolo Georges Iscovescu wishes to enter the USA. Stopped in Mexico by the quota system, he decides to marry an American, then desert her and join his old partner Anita, who's done likewise. But after sweeping teacher Emmy Brown off her feet, he finds her so sweet that love and jealousy endanger his plans.

Details

Director

Mitchell Leisen

Screenplay

Billy Wilder

Charles Brackett

Cast

Charles Boyer

Olivia de Havilland

Paulette Goddard

Release date

9/26/1941

Status

Released

Origin country

US

Vote count

48